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TIL radioactive cocaine is a diagnostic tool used for Parkinson's Disease

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5vPP TIL: A South African doctor tried to create a virus that would only affect black people.
xoA7 TIL that in 1946, armed citizens in a Tennessee county fought a gun battle with corrupt local authorities to ensure a fair election AND they made a movie about it
nedor TIL 70 years ago Russian scientists developed the first concept of a fusion reactor, called Tokamak. This reactor has the shape of a metal hollow bagel, in which a strong magnetic field keeps the plasma at a safe distance from the walls of the reactor.
QNNAL TIL Baseball player Al "The Hebrew Hammer" Rosen was an amateur boxer and known for challenging anyone who insulted his heritage, or used anti-Semitic slurs, to fight. His stated preferred method for dealing with anti-Semitism was to 'Flatten them'.
6EbEw TIL Lichtenstein didn't recognize women's right to vote until 1984